CLOSED EYE

[KellySmiler]

Hey so one of my beardies eyes is shut its not crusty but I can see him moving his eye around under the lid. I gave him a bath yesterday and soaked it with a cotton bud and it opened and it looked fine but this morning its shut again? Any ideas? Can I use human eye drops or saline solution maybe for a day or two?

 

[Canicke]

Human eyedrops – what kind? saline solution – needs to be sterile for use in the eye. boil it and cool it.

 

[KellySmiler]

I was thinkn more like saline solution one would use with contacts or the type in first aid boxs. These are plain and don't have anything else added into them.

 

[stinax182]

Are you using a coil type uvb bulb? Those have been known to cause the irritation in some cases.

 

[jarich]

It really should be seen by a vet before starting any kind of treatment. There looks like there could be some sort of skin problem at the front, but it's hard to tell from just a picture. It may also be light related, again a vet would be able to determine that for you.

Please do not boil saline solution. That would increase the salinity and likely make it an irritant.